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mint bush 'Poorinda Ballerina' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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mint bush 'Poorinda Ballerina'

Prostanthera 'Poorinda Ballerina'

Fragrant

Genus: Prostanthera
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

'Poorinda Ballerina' is a bushy, evergreen shrub to 1.5m tall and wide with narrow, deep green, mint-scented leaves to 5cm long. White to pale lilac, trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats are borne in profusion from late spring into early summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow under glass in a loam-based compost in full light. In frost-free areas grow outdoors in moist but well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 8 after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be attacked by glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverLow MaintenanceFlower BordersPatio Container

Planting Places

BordersConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years